Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.